Turkey Dozens arrested as police break up Istanbul Pride march The governor of Turkey's largest city banned all outdoor and indoor events for a seven-day period in the lead-up to the Pride march, citing "security reasons". 26/06/2022
no comment Abortion rights defenders gather in Washington and New York Abortion rights defenders gather outside US Supreme Court and in New York. 26/06/2022
Poland In the midst of war, Kyiv's Pride parade held in Warsaw About 300 participants travelled from Ukraine to the Polish capital, which is now home to a quarter-million Ukrainians who fled the war. 26/06/2022
The Cube Fact-check: 80,000 people did not protest Belgian support for Ukraine Russian state TV misleadingly claimed that all protesting on 20 June wanted the Belgian government to stop sending aid to Kyiv. 24/06/2022
no comment Ecuador demonstrators take to streets Ecuador demonstrators take to streets on day 11 of anti-govt protests. Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters. 24/06/2022
Green News Why are thousands of Dutch people against important emissions targets? "We are food producers, not pollution producers," say farmers. 23/06/2022
Russia Moscow politician who opposed war in Ukraine has detention extended Municipal councillor Alexei Gorinov has been in jail since April, accused of discrediting the country’s military after speaking out against Russia’s invasion. 21/06/2022
Green Opinion View: Winning a Cannes award felt like a failure. So I returned it Last night, Gustav Martner interrupted the world famous Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity to call out advertising agencies for working with the fossil fuel industry. 21/06/2022
Ireland Protests held across Ireland as inflation reaches four-decade high Irish union members, pensioners, opposition parties and others took to the streets across the country on Saturday to express their anger at the rising living costs. 19/06/2022
Greece Anti-fascist protesters rally during Golden Dawn appeal trial Dozens of members of the neo-Nazi party have appealed their lengthy prison sentences. 15/06/2022
no comment Britain: protest outside high court against Rwanda deportations Protesters demonstrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice as UK campaigners get their last chance to stop the government's first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda. 13/06/2022
no comment Bangladesh Muslims protest at India officials' comments Thousands of people marched in the Bangladeshi capital on Friday to call on Muslim-majority countries to sever diplomatic relations with India. 10/06/2022
Green News Why is this man still living in a tree under the Eiffel Tower? Thomas Brail is protecting trees that were planted by Napoleon Bonaparte’s government. 08/06/2022
no comment Activists in Seoul mark World Oceans Day South Korean environmental activists protest against Japan's plan to dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the sea on World Oceans Day. 08/06/2022
no comment An abortion rights activist chains himself to the SCOTUS fence. An abortion rights activist was arrested outside the Supreme Court on Monday after chaining himself to a fence. 07/06/2022
Kosovo Kosovo war veterans clash with police in protest for higher pensions Police used tear gas to prevent around 2,000 demonstrators from entering parliament during a debate. 06/06/2022
no comment Hundreds of students attend protest march in Chile Hundreds of students protested in Santiago, Chile on Friday, demanding that food subsidies and funds for structural improvements to public schools be allocated in the country's budget. 28/05/2022
See Protest group invades Cannes to highlight violence towards women At the screening of Iranian thriller Holy Spider at the Cannes Film Festival, a group of of protestors invaded the red carpet to highlight the 129 women killed in France since the last festival. 23/05/2022
no comment Mass arrests in Armenia during anti-government protests In Armenia, police is arresting hundreds of anti-government protesters who want the prime minister to resign. 18/05/2022
world news Vigils held for Chilean journalist killed in May Day protests Tributes have been paid to Chilean journalist, Francisca Sandoval, who was shot in the head while covering a Workers' Day march on May 1. 14/05/2022
no comment Dozens protest in Panama over disappearances of women More than a hundred people protest in Panama City over the disappearances of more than 15 women in the past year. 11/05/2022
no comment Sri Lankan troops, burned out vehicles on capital's streets after deadly violence Sri Lankan troops are deployed on the streets in the capital Colombo to enforce a curfew after the outbreak of deadly violence following weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis. 10/05/2022
Green News Peaceful protestors could be jailed for 6 months under new UK laws Changes to the law were previously thrown out by the UK’s House of Lords but are set to return under the new Queen’s Speech plan. 10/05/2022
no comment Police and protesters clash in Philippines capital after presidential elections Police and protesters clash near the HQ of the Commission of Elections, or Comelec, in the Philippines capital Manila as demonstrators rally against alleged electoral fraud in the national elections. 10/05/2022
Poland Anti-war protesters hit Russia's ambassador to Poland with red paint Sergey Andreev had planned to pay tribute to Soviet soldiers at a Warsaw cemetery as Russia marks Victory Day. 09/05/2022
Green News Voulez-vous Divest: Major banking AGM interrupted by ABBA flashmob Extinction Money Rebellion interrupted HSBC’s annual meeting in London to sing them a pop classic. 03/05/2022
